[GreenKeys] Teletype model 35 KSR

[tony.podrasky]

GM OMs;

Ed - two important things:

1. When your raise the dome, keep one hand on the glass bubble
    and let it out gently. It is made of plastic and if it breaks
    off and falls to the ground, well you won't find a replacement.
    By now it is probably amber in color, and will shatter easily.

2. While you have the dome open, go to the right side of the machine
    (from facing the front of the machine), and turn the motor, by
    hand in the CCW or counter-clockwise direction. You only need
    finger-tip strength to get the machine to cycle. If it doesn't
    want to turn, you'll need to take the print mechanism off the base
    (4 screws with fairly good access), put motor oil (10W-30) on
    everything that moves, and then put it back on the base. It
    should seat very easily. If one of the legs isn't touching the
    base, try lifting it up a bit and then putting it down. Over
    the next few days, try rocking the motor back-and-forth a half
    inch or so until things free up. Once it frees up turn the motor
    by hand to see if anything is binding. NOTE: at some points
    turning the motor will cause heavy parts to cycle, which will
    require a little more pressure than some other points during
    the cycling of the machine. Do that until you feel that all
    seems well.

3. Apply power. As I recall with the pointer "up" is off, to
    one side is on-line and the other is local.

Let us know how it goes!

UE,
K2EAA - TONY
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On 10/23/2018 11:51 PM, E. Groenenberg wrote:
> Hello Everybody.
>
> Tomorrow I'm going to pick up a model 35 KSR. I guess they are prety rare
> here in Europe, so I'm quite happy to get one.
> Are there any specific point I have to watch for or look after when I get it?
>
> I believe their weight is about 40Kg (85 pounds?), and do I need to take
> some precautions when transporting it?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Ed
> --

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